Peruvian ironclad Huáscar
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The Peruvian ironclad Huáscar is a 19th-century turret ship famed for its daring actions during the War of the Pacific and now preserved as a historic museum ship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peruvian armored frigate Independencia | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ship
ⓘ
ironclad warship ⓘ museum ship ⓘ turret ship ⓘ |
| armament |
secondary guns and small arms (varied over time)
ⓘ
two 10-inch main guns in a Coles turret ⓘ |
| builder | Laird Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Birkenhead, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureEvent | Battle of Angamos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1866 ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pacific (1879–1884) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ship ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 8 October 1879 ⓘ |
| designer | Captain Cowper Phipps Coles (turret system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 1130 tons ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| flagDuringConstruction | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
iron armor
ⓘ
ram bow ⓘ rotating gun turret ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument (Chile) ⓘ |
| homePort | Talcahuano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1864 ⓘ |
| laterName | Huáscar (Chilean Navy service) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launched | 1865 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 67 meters ⓘ |
| location | Talcahuano, Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | iron hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Inca emperor Huáscar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTechnology | early turret ship design ⓘ |
| notability | famed for daring commerce-raiding and naval actions in War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Angamos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Iquique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Chilean Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationPurpose | naval and maritime museum ⓘ |
| propulsion |
single screw propeller
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Chilean Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peruvian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryNavy | Peruvian Navy in 1866 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryOtherNavy | Chilean Navy after 1879 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Laird Brothers shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| symbolOf | shared naval history of Peru and Chile ⓘ |
| type | central-battery ironclad with turret ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Peruvian armored frigate Independencia